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PLUME COLLEGE
YEAR 11 INTO YEAR 12 SUMMER TRANSITION CHALLENGE 2015
Subject:
Physics
Linear or Modular A level?
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Qualification/Level:
A-Level
Linear (New from 2015)
Examination Board
OCR
In a linear A level, any AS examination at the end of Year 12 will not count towards the A level.
We expect students joining the Plume College to complete a transition piece of work for each subject between
the end of Key Stage 4 and the start of Key Stage 5. This is assessed and feedback given to students when they
start the courses in September. The following task/ tasks are to be completed over the summer break and
brought to your first lesson.
The Summer Transition ‘CHALLENGE’
Research Hooke’s law, and how it applies to springs?
How the work produced will fit into subsequent work and the specification as a whole.
Part of unit 1 of the AS course and research linked to coursework case study
How the work should be presented.
Create a report on your findings (Maximum 1000 words). This may be typed or hand written. References should be given
for any pictures/quotes taken from third party resources (including websites).
Once you have completed this, answer exam style questions on Hooke’s law (provided).
Length of time expected to complete the challenge.
5 hours
How the work will be assessed and marked:Report will be marked for scientific quality, along with spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Success criteria for this challenge:E grade
 Include any relevant equations.
D grade
 Also discuss and show how Hooke’s law would be shown on a graph of force against extension.
C/B grade
 Also explain how you would use this graph to calculate the spring constant.
A grade
 Also explain the applications of this to everyday life.
Resources to be used for this work.
The internet or AS Physics textbooks
Who to contact if you should require further assistance with the work before the end of term?
Mr. S Penton
What equipment will be needed for the subject?
Scientific calculator (Casio fx-85 recommended)
Extension
Investigate the ‘Young Modulus’
 What equation would you need to calculate it?
 How can it be found for a material (experimentally)? You may include a diagram to aid your description.
To understand more about this subject at a high level:- If you fancy buying a book you should read – 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need To Know – Joanne Baker
ISBN: 9781849165686
- Alternatively take a look at some of these websites –
www.physics.org